Hampton Elementary School, Hampton GA

Original Research by School Decision on Hampton Elementary School

Hampton Elementary School is a PreK-5 school located in Hampton, a small suburban city on Atlanta's south side in Henry County. The school serves about that grade range for its enrollment size, drawn from a residential community with a quiet, family-oriented character that blends historic neighborhoods with newer subdivisions and rural parcels.

The student body is predominantly low-income. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Racially, the enrollment is majority Black, with smaller Hispanic, white, Asian, and multiracial populations represented.

State assessment results from spring 2025 show proficiency rates that are notably low across tested subjects. In mathematics, proficiency ranges from the high teens in fifth grade up to the low-to-mid forties in third grade, with fourth grade falling between. English language arts proficiency is similarly modest, in the low-to-mid twenties across grades three through five. Fifth-grade science proficiency stands at one-quarter of tested students. These results represent the percentage of students meeting the state's proficiency standard; parents may want to look into the school's current instructional priorities and support strategies with the school directly to understand what this reflects about student progress and what resources are being deployed.

Trend data for a single year does not provide direction; only the current-year results are available.

Hampton Elementary sits within Henry County Schools, a district that has undertaken several parent-relevant initiatives. Voters approved a major sales-tax referendum in 2021 that is funding three new schools, expansion of six existing schools, and broad technology and security upgrades through 2028. Beginning this school year, the entire district implemented a K-12 cell-phone ban during school hours, affecting how families communicate with students. The district is also opening a new STEM high school in fall 2027 with pathways in artificial intelligence, engineering, biotechnology, and aerospace. These changes shape the broader ecosystem in which the elementary school operates.

The town of Hampton itself is experiencing rapid residential growth. Multiple new subdivisions are under construction within city limits, and just north of Hampton a large mixed-use development called The Grove is approved and slated to begin construction, bringing thousands of new homes and commercial space over the next several years. This growth is likely to affect school enrollment, community composition, and local infrastructure. Housing values in the area are moderate relative to the broader Atlanta region, and the 30-year mortgage rate currently stands at a mid-range level, with rents rising modestly year-over-year.

Hampton has a small, walkable historic downtown with local businesses and civic anchors like the Train Depot community center and McBrayer Park, though most daily errands require a car. The town's economy is anchored by major employers including the FAA's Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center and EchoPark Speedway, which hosts NASCAR races twice yearly.

For families considering Hampton Elementary, the school offers a neighborhood PreK-5 setting in a community undergoing significant growth and change, within a district investing in new facilities and STEM pathways. The current academic performance in state testing is below proficiency for most students, so parents should discuss with school leadership what interventions and supports are in place and what trajectory the school expects going forward.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 33% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 37% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 28% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 29% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 30% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 34% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 33% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-879%

School 79% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

This schoolHenry County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income15%Higher-income15%0 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income18%Higher-income44%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income21%Higher-income31%10 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income23%Higher-income52%29 pp gap